The consumer price index or CPI is a more direct measure than per capita GDP of the standard of living in a country. It is based on the overall cost of a fixed basket of goods and services bought by a typical consumer‚ relative to price of the same basket in some base year. By including a broad range of thousands of goods and services with the fixed basket‚ the CPI can obtain an accurate estimate of the cost of living. It is important to remember that the CPI is not a dollar value like GDP‚ but instead
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university of ibADAN DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING DETERMINATION OF REFRACTIVE INDEX OF CRUDE OIL TPE 527 PETROLEUM ENGINEERING LAB. 111 NUESIRI ESEOGHENE ANITA 151419 11/21/2014 LABORATORY REPORT SUBMITTED TO DR.S.O ISEHUNWA Department of Petroleum Engineering‚ Faculty of Technology‚ University of Ibadan‚ Ibadan. 20th November‚ 2014 The head of department
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Title Glucose levels and gycemic index tested in the blood systems of university students over a ninety minute time period. After ingesting high‚ medium‚ low carbohydrate foods. Authors Mark McDonald‚ Elliot Ness ‚Michael Joseph‚ Brendon Myers Abstract Introduction The blood glucose level is measured on how much of a rise is in the blood‚ carbohydrates trigger– the glucose and with this we get a blood glucose response. A low( Glycemic index) GI food you will see a small rise‚ while
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Body Mass Index Survey I asked staff if they would volunteer to assist me in doing a survey for the Body Mass Index with in the company To carry out this survey I asked to weigh the individuals and to also measure their height so that I could calculate each of their Body Mass index. The way to work out your own Body Mass Index is to * Divide your weight in kilograms (kg) by your height in meters (m) * Then divide your answer by your height again‚ your final answer is your Body Mass
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Introduction: The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development"‚ "high human development"‚ "medium human development"‚ and "low human development" countries. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a comparative measure of life expectancy‚ literacy‚ education and standards of living for countries worldwide. It is a standard means of measuring well-being‚ especially child welfare. It is used to
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UNIVERSITY OF MOLDOVA FACULTY OF ECONOMICAL SCIENCE Big Mac Currencies (The 2002 Big Mac Index) Foundation of Economics Economics Efficiency International Investments Presentation Paper October 19‚ 2012 Chisinau 2012 Foundation of Economics THE BIG MAC index The Big Mac is the world’s most popular sandwich‚ was created in 1968 by a McDonald’s franchise in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. While most people see the Big
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The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy‚ education‚ and income indices to rank countries into four tiers of human development. These had the explicit purpose "to shift the focus of development economics from national income accounting to people centred policies". A simple composite measure of human development was needed in order to convince the public‚ academics‚ and policy-makers that they can and should evaluate development not only by economic advances but
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BIG MAC INDEX WHAT IS A BIG MAC INDEX? The big Mac index is a theory dealing with PPP purchase power parity. The big Mac index was created by the Economist based on the Purchase Power theory‚ the first step understands what the Purchase power theory is. Here is a brief example to better understand the purchase power theory; suppose that one US dollar is currently in the market for ten Argentinean pesos. In the United States a soccer ball costs $40 while in Argentina they sell the same soccer
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In creating the Freight Market Information for dry cargo indices‚ the Baltic Exchange currently requires its panellists to report their opinions based on the following ship definitions Capesize 172‚000 metric dwt‚ 190‚000 cbm grain‚ gearless Main Components Of A Vessel’s Costs For the purpose of estimating and accounting‚ the expenses of a vessel are usually divided into voyage costs and daily running costs. The former are those expenses which are incurred solely when a vessel is engaged
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Big Mac Index The McDonald’s corporation – “McDonald ’s is the leading global food-service retailer with more than 34‚000 local restaurants serving nearly 69 million people in 118 countries each day” (McDonalds Corporation‚ 2014). The statistics alone are impressive for a company that started as a single restaurant in Des Plaines‚ IA in April‚ 1955 (McDonalds Corporation‚ 2014). Even more impressive is the influence McDonald’s has on global economic forecasting by virtue of its signature sandwich
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